Use roles to manage clips, Roles overview, 299 use roles to manage clips 299 – Apple Final Cut Pro X (10.0.9) User Manual
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Chapter 11
Advanced editing
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Adjust anamorphic footage
Some video camcorders and recording devices shoot at a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio but record
the data using a 4:3 aspect ratio. Sometimes the metadata tag specifying 16:9 playback in the
video file is missing or set incorrectly. In Final Cut Pro, you can set this tag so that the video plays
correctly with a widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio.
Note: This option applies only to (and appears only with) standard-definition (SD) formats.
1
In the Event Browser or the Timeline, select the SD clips whose anamorphic setting you want
to adjust.
2
To open the Info inspector, click the Inspector button in the toolbar (shown below), and click the
Info button at the top of the pane that appears.
3
Choose Settings View from the Metadata View pop-up menu at the bottom of the Info inspector.
4
In the Anamorphic Override pop-up menu, choose Widescreen.
The clips now play back and function with the widescreen 16:9 aspect ratio.
Use roles to manage clips
Roles overview
Roles are metadata text labels that you assign to clips in the Event Browser or the Timeline, and
they provide a flexible and powerful way to manage your editing workflow. You can use roles
in Final Cut Pro to organize clips in your events and projects, control the appearance of the
Timeline, and export separate video or audio files (also known as media stems) for distribution,
audio mixing, or post-production.
When you import clips (video, audio, or still images), Final Cut Pro analyzes existing clip metadata
to assign one of five default roles to the video and audio components of each clip: Video, Titles,
Dialogue, Music, and Effects. For example, if a source media file has an iTunes “genre” metadata
tag, Final Cut Pro assigns the Music role to the resulting clip. Final Cut Pro assigns the Video and
Dialogue roles to clips that contain both video and audio.
You can use roles for the following workflows:
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Reassign roles: You can view and reassign clip roles in the Timeline Index, the Event Browser,
the Info inspector, or the Modify menu. See
on page 300. You can also
create custom roles and subroles to further organize your clips.
•
View clips by role: In the Timeline Index, you can organize clips by role, turn roles on or off, and
highlight or minimize clips for viewing in the Timeline. For example, you could easily identify
all your dialogue clips and play them back in isolation from other audio clips. See
on page 305.
•
Export media stems: You can export roles as media stems in a combined, multitrack QuickTime
file, or as separate audio or video files. During the export process you can assign mono, stereo,
or surround output for your audio channels. See
on page 422.